A Review of Printable Flexible and Stretchable Tactile Sensors
Flexible and stretchable tactile sensors that are printable, nonplanar, and dynamically morphing are emerging to enable proprioceptive interactions with the unstructured surrounding environment. Owing to its varied range of applications in the field of wearable electronics, soft robotics, human-mach...
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| description | Flexible and stretchable tactile sensors that are printable, nonplanar, and dynamically morphing are emerging to enable proprioceptive interactions with the unstructured surrounding environment. Owing to its varied range of applications in the field of wearable electronics, soft robotics, human-machine interaction, and biomedical devices, it is required of these sensors to be flexible and stretchable conforming to the arbitrary surfaces of their stiff counterparts. The challenges in maintaining the fundamental features of these sensors, such as flexibility, sensitivity, repeatability, linearity, and durability, are tackled by the progress in the fabrication techniques and customization of the material properties. This review is aimed at summarizing the recent progress of rapid prototyping of sensors, printable material preparation, required printing properties, flexible and stretchable mechanisms, and promising applications and highlights challenges and opportunities in this research paradigm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93ce6bc04f6b428ab71820ee134cb2d92024-03-02T07:38:01ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Research2639-52742019-01-01201910.34133/2019/3018568A Review of Printable Flexible and Stretchable Tactile SensorsKirthika Senthil Kumar0Po-Yen Chen1Hongliang Ren2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Mechatronics Laboratory, National University of Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Mechatronics Laboratory, National University of Singapore, SingaporeFlexible and stretchable tactile sensors that are printable, nonplanar, and dynamically morphing are emerging to enable proprioceptive interactions with the unstructured surrounding environment. Owing to its varied range of applications in the field of wearable electronics, soft robotics, human-machine interaction, and biomedical devices, it is required of these sensors to be flexible and stretchable conforming to the arbitrary surfaces of their stiff counterparts. The challenges in maintaining the fundamental features of these sensors, such as flexibility, sensitivity, repeatability, linearity, and durability, are tackled by the progress in the fabrication techniques and customization of the material properties. This review is aimed at summarizing the recent progress of rapid prototyping of sensors, printable material preparation, required printing properties, flexible and stretchable mechanisms, and promising applications and highlights challenges and opportunities in this research paradigm.http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2019/3018568 |
| spellingShingle | Kirthika Senthil Kumar Po-Yen Chen Hongliang Ren A Review of Printable Flexible and Stretchable Tactile Sensors Research |
| title | A Review of Printable Flexible and Stretchable Tactile Sensors |
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| title_short | A Review of Printable Flexible and Stretchable Tactile Sensors |
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